04-02-2008, 08:50 PM
These are so easy to make it isn't funny! We used (on recommendation from the guy at the fish market!) this canned crab and it was NOT a dissapointment either! Wonderful stuff. You can get it in any better supermarket with a halfway decent fish department. (I'll post a pic of the can of meat at the bottom - each can is 16 ounces)
Crab Cakes Maryland
serves 8
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire or dash of Tabasco
2 eggs, beaten well
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 pound cooked crab, flaked or broken up
1 cup fresh bread crumbs or 1/2 cup unsalted cracker crumbs (*we used the italian flavored bread crumbs)
Salt and pepper to taste (*note - avoid the salt if you can. Sometimes the fish can be very salty alone)
Flour for dredging
Mix the parsley, dry mustard, Worcestershire or Tabasco, eggs and mayonnaise together. Add the crab and crumbs. Season with salt & pepper to taste. Simply taste this and go from here!
If it seems too dry, make a bit of a mixture with the mayo, mustard and worcestershire and add it in, a little at a time until you get the consistency you like. It needs to hold itself together!
Divide the mixtue into 8 cakes and dredge in flour. These can be deep fried at 375° to 380° for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown.
Or you can pan fry them on both sides in a bit of butter. (Butter is the traditional way and the way I use).
Serve this with a big salad. That's it!
note: Fresh bread crumbs are made by removing the crusts from fresh bread and placing the bread in your food processor. Chop quickly and use the crumbs immediately. They are NOT to be dry!